The B-24D, 41-23717, "Exterminator", of the 330th Bomb Squadron, the 93rd Bomb Group, and the 8th Air Force. This plane and crew were flying as element lead when it collided with another plane in its element ( 121-J ) after entering a cloud bank over Bulgaria. Both planes crashed in flames in the mountains. MACR 334 "Exterminator" Crew : Capt. Hugh R. Roper - Pilot (KIA) - Oak City, UT, Capt. John B. White, Jr - Navigator (KIA - Hillsboro, IL 1st Lt. Ted Brannon - Bombardier (KIA) - Coatesville, PA, T/Sgt. Henry C. Lloyd, Jr.- Radio Operator (KIA) - Flint, MI T/Sgt. Albert L. Lee - Tail Gunner T/Sgt. Joseph L. Craighead - Waist Gunner S/Sgt. Earl P Lemoine - Gunner (KIA) - Moreauville, LA S/Sgt. William A. Defreese - Waist Gunner (KIA) - Anniston, AL Walter Stewart was not on "Exterminator" when it crashed. He is my father, Col Robert W. Stewart's cousin. Walter flew the B-24D, "Utah Man", on the Ploesti mission. 1 Aug 1943. Stewart survived the mission and the war.